Morehead-Patterson Bell Tower, Chapel Hill

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Morehead-Patterson Bell Tower

South Road
Chapel Hill NC United States

Status:	built
Construction Dates
Began	1930
Finished	1931

Building Uses

- observation

Structural Types

- tower

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Description
Architects:
• William M. Kendall
• McKim, Mead and White
• T. C. Thompson
• Rafael Guastavino, Jr.

The tower contains 14 mechanized bells, including 12 installed in 1931 and 2 installed in 1998.

There are four 9 ft clock faces on each side of the tower.

https://museum.unc.edu/exhibits/show/architecture/morehead-patterson-bell-tower-

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